Ted Cassidy is the actor who played Thing in the original Addams Family television show. Cassidy is probably more famous for playing the part of Lurch in the same show but he did play both characters unless they were on screen at the same time.
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Since there was not a grandpa Addams in the original 1960s TV series you may have meant 'Uncle Fester' who was played by Jackie Coogan .
Several people have played Wednesday Addams. The most famous are: Christina Ricci, who portrayed her in the movies The Addams Family and The Addams Family Values. and Lisa Loring, who portrayed little Wednesday Addams in the television series The Addams Family.
Uncle Fester was a member of Gormez Addams side of the family; he was a brother to Gormez and a uncle to Morticia, Wednesday and Pugsley Adadams.
In the 1960s television series, Cousin Itt was played by actor Felix Silla and had a "voice" created by sound engineer Tony Magro. In the first animated series from Hanna-Barbera, Itt's voice was done by John Stephenson. In the second Hanna-Barbera animated series, Itt's voice was done by Pat Fraley. Itt was portrayed in the first two movies by John Franklin, and in Addams Family Reunion, by Phil Fondacaro
Raul Julia played Gomez Addams (note spelling of Addams) He died in 1994.